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Most Recent Videos Tagged "Sarah Vowell" (14)

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On Topic - Back to School - History Exclusive Jon travels back in time to visit Ben Franklin, John Oliver investigates what America was like before it got ruined, and Sarah Vowell teaches the importance of ignorance. (04:23) Tags: On Topic, exclusives, mashups, education, school, Back to School, history, Black History Month, History Channel, Sarah Vowell, founding fathers, John Hodgman, slavery, Adolf Hitler, Nazi, aliens, Jason Jones, Berlin Wall, Berlin, John Gemberling, Samantha Bee, John Oliver, Cold War, Civil War, Steve Carell, Larry Wilmore, 70s, 60s, 40s
Aired: 08/20/12
Viewed: 152,240
Happy Evacuation Day Episode #17024 Sarah Vowell thinks that Americans should be thanking the 11,000 loyal patriots who perished on British prison ships instead of some Mayflower-cruising Jesus freaks. (06:36) Tags: Sarah Vowell, history, holidays, Peanuts, animation, Thanksgiving, Revolutionary War, Great Britain, Declaration of Independence, 4th of July, patriotism, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, founding fathers, parades, photos, New Jersey, slogans, food, wars, troops, death, boats, NPR, military, insects, balloons, New York City
Aired: 11/17/11
Viewed: 100,689
Odyssey Dawn Episode #16037 The U.S. military fires Tomahawk missiles against Libyan defense targets on the anniversary of the Iraq war. (04:30) Tags: Japan, Libya, Middle East, Muammar al-Gaddafi, Barack Obama, military, missiles, wars, dictators, international affairs, money, debt, anniversaries, education, photos, animals, intro, Sarah Vowell
Aired: 03/21/11
Viewed: 228,744
Sarah Vowell Episode #16037 Sarah Vowell talks about the year that the United States became a world power in an orgy of imperialism. (04:43) Tags: Sarah Vowell, interviews, books, history, America, Hawaii, international affairs, Comedy Central, oil, fashion, New Jersey, holidays
Aired: 03/21/11
Viewed: 55,172
Exclusive - Sarah Vowell Extended Interview Pt. 1 Episode #16037 In this unedited, extended interview, Sarah Vowell looks back on the year that the United States became a world power for the first time. (05:27) Tags: Sarah Vowell, interviews, exclusives, extended interviews, books, history, America, Hawaii, New Jersey, Libya, Iraq, Iraq War, wars, international affairs, oil, Comedy Central, fashion
Aired: 03/21/11
Viewed: 168,855
Exclusive - Sarah Vowell Extended Interview Pt. 2 Episode #16037 Sarah Vowell tells a Saddam Hussein anecdote that includes a quilt in this unedited, extended interview. (04:58) Tags: Sarah Vowell, interviews, exclusives, extended interviews, books, history, Hawaii, Saddam Hussein, Iraq, Iraq War, wars, America, flags, Internet
Aired: 03/21/11
Viewed: 90,766
Chicago Nope Episode #14127 Rio de Janeiro claims the 2016 Olympics thanks to its compelling presentation and new Double Dome Stadium. (09:12) Tags: intro, Sarah Vowell, Samantha Bee, Chicago, Olympics, Oprah Winfrey, Barack Obama, Copenhagen, on location, Rio de Janeiro, Tokyo, slogans, mascots, Rod Blagojevich, media, conservative, competitions, asses, international affairs
Aired: 10/05/09
Viewed: 117,874
Sarah Vowell Episode #14127 Sarah Vowell thinks there would be fewer car bombs if religious fanatics acted more like Puritan theologian Roger Williams. (06:21) Tags: Sarah Vowell, interviews, books, history, Rhode Island, religion, Puritan, epidemics
Aired: 10/05/09
Viewed: 56,189
Intro - Time Machine Episode #13127 Jon has not seen the debate due to a space-time continuum problem. (00:32) Tags: intro, Sarah Vowell, debates, Indecision, Indecision 2008, elections
Aired: 10/07/08
Viewed: 73,812
Sarah Vowell Episode #13127 Sarah Vowell writes about the elitist 17th century Jesus freak Puritans in her new book "The Wordy Shipmates." (06:37) Tags: Sarah Vowell, interviews, books, history, Sarah Palin, Barack Obama, Indecision, Indecision 2008, elections
Aired: 10/07/08
Viewed: 85,612
Sarah Vowell Episode #11026 Sarah Vowell discusses editorializing at The New York Times and how her pessimistic imagination failed to take into account her future soul-crushing sadness. (5:52) Tags: interviews, Sarah Vowell, New York Times, NPR, George W. Bush, Kofi Annan, State of the Union, George H.W. Bush, Jeb Bush, Bill Clinton
Aired: 02/21/06
Viewed: 14,654
Sarah Vowell Episode #10052 Sarah Vowell comes on in support of her new book "Assassination Vacation," which details the assassination of calm James Garfield by doddering, homeless Charles Guiteau. (6:05) Tags: interviews, Sarah Vowell, NPR, assassinations, James Garfield, George W. Bush, Al Gore, John Kerry
Aired: 04/19/05
Viewed: 10,628
Sarah Vowell Episode #09006 Author Sarah Vowell discusses the infamous duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr in Weehawken, New Jersey. (5:26) Tags: interviews, Sarah Vowell, NPR, Aaron Burr, Alexander Hamilton
Aired: 07/14/04
Viewed: 10,952
Sarah Vowell Episode #07031 The audience wanted to see a Wayans, but instead Sarah Vowell and Jon talked about Florida and its voting gaffes. (6:13) Tags: interviews, NPR, Florida, elections, Sarah Vowell
Aired: 09/12/02
Viewed: 8,147
 

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